Literary Communication and the Visa Problem
“England is afraid of me.”
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Posts by Marcia Lynx Qualey:
Zakaria Tamer, Practicing ‘The Most Difficult Form of Literary Expression’
“Tamer was once asked why he didn’t write a novel. ‘As if they would go to a baker, he answered back, and ask him why he doesn’t sell roses!'”
The Library of Arabic Literature and Cultural Diplomacy: Follow the Motifs
“One of the things we ought to be doing, in the Library of Arabic Literature, one of the things we ought to be putting online, is an index of these traveling motifs.”
The Magical, Mystical Bridge Between Arabic Literature and English
“…it is an act of travel, of freedom, a slight re-writing of our cramped and determined interior spaces.”
The ‘Rise of Arabic Literature in English’
“If you’re free, please find us in the The British Library Conference Centre, 96 Euston Road, London NW1 2DB.”
From Diyarbikkir to Lalish: Walking in the Footsteps of Genocide
“They had also worn the nightgowns of the home’s matriarch — I suppose because they were clean. “
Arabic Literature in Persian, Persian Literature in Arabic
“Of course, we should mention that translators have been more interested in translating poetry than prose. Works by contemporary Arab poets such as Nizar Qabbani, Ghada al-Samman and Adunis have been well received by Iranian intellectuals.”
On the 45th Wedding Anniversary Mourid Barghouti & Radwa Ashour
“Alone, between sky and earth, I think of Radwa.”
‘I Have Been Doing More Nonfiction Because I Feel There’s a Great Need for It’
“I’d like to write a novel in both English and Arabic that would be ‘translated’ simultaneously to the writing process and be produced as a collective or co-authored work in both languages.”